When I was growing up in the 1960s, my mother was not doing what most other women her age were doing. She was volunteering in the north side of Omaha, Neb., a tough but resilient part of town, helping ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In November of 2017, Stacy Lynch, daughter of Bill Lynch, famed democratic political strategist and the mastermind behind New York ...

Although it was formed nearly 50 years ago, the Black Panther Party provides lessons for a new generation of activists today, particularly the Black Lives Matter movement. Not unlike today’s young ...

Raza Si, Guerra No! This was the clarion call forty years ago when Chicanos staged an unprecedented and still little known anti-Vietnam War demonstration on August 29, 1970. That day some 30,000 ...

OG ACTIVISTS Michael and Michelle Aldrich, early advocates for marijuana legalization, seek to preserve the nearly forgotten history of the movement. (Photo courtesy of California Cannabis Historical ...

With a new school year beginning, many students are expected to rapidly transition from months full of activity and movement to a classroom that relies—primarily—on stasis. This can be a problem, ...

With its roots in religious doctrine, the modern move to house, clothe and protect immigrants started in the 1980s When Donald Trump fired Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem on ...